#9038BB#9038BB

#9038BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.202 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9038BB
RGB	rgb(144, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(280, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 57.48, -52.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 78.10, 317.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.33% 0.1357 -0.1493)
OKLCH	oklch(52.33% 0.202 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8838, 12.3461, 48.2343)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9038BB #63BB38

analogous

#4E38BB #9038BB #BB38A5

triadic

#9038BB #BB9038 #38BB90

tetradic

#9038BB #BB4E38 #63BB38 #38A5BB

square

#9038BB #BB4E38 #63BB38 #38A5BB

split-complementary

#9038BB #A5BB38 #38BB4E

monochromatic

#471C5D #6C2A8C #9038BB #AB61D0 #C490DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#9038BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#9038BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9038BB

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9038BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9038BB	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A64B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9038bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.202 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b576d0',
    500: '#9038bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9038bb;
$custom-light: #b576d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9038bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.305,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52328,
    "c": 0.20174,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9038BB

secondary

#9CC886

accent

#DD4B7B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9038BB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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